The Strangers singer wants to enter a tune for her native country after shooting to fame

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By Howell Davies, Bizarre Reporter

30th January 2018, 7:14 pm

Updated: 30th January 2018, 7:15 pm

RISING pop star Sigrid has revealed she wants to pen a track for the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Norwegian singer, 21, whose tune Strangers has spent the past week at No1 on the iTunes chart, is a massive fan of the annual competition although she insisted she would never enter for the United Kingdom.

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Norwegian singer Sigrid, 21, has said she is a massive fan of the Eurovision Song Contest

In an exclusive chat, Sigrid, who topped the BBC’s Sound of 2018 poll earlier this month, said: “I don't think I would participate in Eurovision, but I would love to write a song for it. I love Eurovision, it's fascinating.

“I don't think I would do well in Eurovision because I don't think jeans and a T-shirt is a thing, you have to wear sequins and a costume. That's what's great about it."

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The singer said she would only write for her native Norway and not the United Kingdom

The singer's current single is at No4 in the midweek charts and has spent the last week at No1 on iTunes

She added: “But it would have to be for Norway, obviously. Do it for my country. It would be so fun — I want to go to the final. I'm going to make it happen.”

After releasing her debut EP Don’t Kill My Vibe last year, she is at No4 in the mid-week chart update with Strangers and is hard at work on her debut album.

And she has already gained a famous fan in Dame Helen Mirren, who said she had already listened to her tunes when they appeared on the Graham Norton Show together earlier this month.

Music video for Sigrid's hit song Don't Kill My Vibe

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Sigrid discovered Dame Helen Mirren was a fan when they both appeared on the Graham Norton Show

Sigrid said: “I talked to her backstage and she is very, very cool. She liked my music. Apparently she had listened to me before. It was really nice to meet her and hang out.”

This spring she will embark on sold out tours of the UK and North America while embracing her whirlwind fame, which she is still getting to grips with.

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